Throckmorton sign n.— «One of these medical “tidbits” is the infamous “Throckmorton sign” for hip X-rays. This sign, the student is told, means that the penis is always pointed towards the side with the problem...
herb n.— «“Why you acting like an herb?” For those who don’t know, “herb” is a derogatory name that the hip hop generation of African American’s has for people who seek knowledge and don’t want to be...
Arabizi n.— «The banter is a form of speech that mixes Arabic with English. It is widely used among Jordan’s Western-educated elites, drawing ire from language purists and exposing a widening social and economic gap in the small kingdom...
smark n.— «I am a smart fan. Or more accurately, I am a smark, a smark mark, someone hip to the inner workings of the industry who at the same time is willing to give himself over to the pleasures of the spectacle, and the possibility...
Sco n.— «From a slang standpoint, he says, San Francisco is now known to ultimate insiders simply as “the ’Sco.”» —“Frisco, that once-verboten term for the city by the bay, is making a comeback among the young and...
Yay Area n.— «The Bay Area, or Yay Area as it’s known in hip hop circles, is much slower when it comes to putting these things together than the East Coast, which seems to poop out new mixes every week.» —“Mixtape...